Advanced Computational Intelligence Paradigms in Healthcare

Computational intelligence paradigms offer many advantages in maintaining and enhancing the field of healthcare. This book presents seven chapters selected from the application areas of computational intelligence to healthcare systems, including intelligent synthetic characters, man-machine interface, and menu generators.

This book presents some of the most recent research results on the applications of computational intelligence in healthcare. The contents include: information model for management of clinical content; state-based model for management of type II diabetes; case-based reasoning in medicine; assessing the quality of care in AI environment; electronic medical record to examine physician decisions; multi-agent systems for the management of community healthcare; assistive wheelchair navigation; and more.

Introduction to Computational Intelligence in Healthcare.- Synthetic Characters in Health-related Applications.- Application of Artificial Intelligence for Weekly Dietary Menu Planning.- Evaluation of Healthcare IT Applications.- Current Perspective on Pictures Archiving and Communication System.- Inverse Electromagnetic Problem of the Heart.- Human Machine Interface for Healthcare and Rehabilitation.